r/Cheap_Meals↗
Cheap Meals
A community made to discuss a cheaper way to make (or buy) your meals at home. Rules: 1. No Spam. 2. Nothing NSFW. 3. Posts must include a recipe, not just a link to personal blog. 4. Simple food preference discussions ARE allowed, just keep in mind there is a specific theme to the Subreddit. 5. Don’t be racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic, uncivil, etc.
881k subscribers88 posts / mo in Sep 202673 authors / mosince 2009
r/Cheap_Meals has 881k members (+0.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 88 posts a month from 73 people. Top topics: Budget Healthy Meals, College Student Meals and Frugal Grocery Shopping.
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- Budget Healthy Meals3.5%
- College Student Meals1.6%
- Frugal Grocery Shopping1.2%
- Broke Meal Prep1.1%
- Homemade Pasta & Sauces0.8%
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